Caption: "The bag for the EXPLORER II flight has now received the proper amount of helium gas and the next operation will be the attachment of the gondola to the balloon. The night temperatures were well below freezing which made the work more...

A group of people in front of a tent gathered around a camp fireplace while a man fries a fish. From the back of the photograph, "Picnic party preparing dinner at one of the Dakota Lake picnic areas. Harney N.F." Dated 8/9/1942